Local man charged with sexual assault

May 9, 2018

A 56-year-old Hastings Highlands man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Renfrew OPP says the teen reported being sexually assaulted by a man he met on a social media site April 30. The offence happened outside the Town of Renfrew.
The man was charged with sexual assault of a person under 16, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16.
He was released on a promise to appear at Renfrew court May 30. Det. Const. Barry Nisbet leads the investigation, it is still ongoing.

More than 30 Bancroft residents ran their water in a stream the thickness of a pencil over the course of this winter to stop their pipes from freezing, according to the town’s CAO Hazel Lambe. It’s a problem she suggests dates back approximately 30 years.

The committee discussed the ongoing homelessness study underway in Hastings County, including the Bancroft area. And later: New permanent OPP Staff Sergeant arrives in June & Ontario to mandate safety committees.